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Anatomy Stack 2
Final Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A muscle is attached to the femur and tibia. Its function or action is to bend the knee. When it contracts, it is acting as the: | Prime mover |
| The origin of a muscle is on the femur, and the insertion is on the tibia. When it contracts, it bends the knee. Its fibers run parallel to the body. Which of the following terms might be part of its name? | Flexor |
| The muscle that allows the thumb to be drawn across the palm to touch the tip of any finger is the: | opponens pollicis |
| Fascicles are held together by a connective tissue layer called the: | perineurium |
| Regeneration of nerve fibers will take place only if the cell body is intact and the fibers have: | a neurilemma |
| The largest and most numerous types of neuroglia are the: | Astrocytes |
| Nerves that contain mostly afferent fibers are called _____ nerves. | Sensory |
| Spinal nerves are _____ fibers. | Motor and Sensory |
| The phrenic nerve is found in the _____ plexus. | Cervical |
| The hollow nasal cavity is separated by a midline partition called the: | Septum |
| The respiratory portion of the nasal passage is lined with a mucous membrane made up of _____ epithelium. | pseudostratified columnar |
| The structure in the neck known as the “Adam’s apple” is the: | thyroid cartilage |
| The lower border of the cavity of the larynx is formed by the: | cricoid cartilage |